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The Role of Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Malaria for Targeting of ACTs at Community Level

NCT01907672 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 4748

Last updated 2013-07-25

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study aims to test directly by means of a cluster randomized controlled trial, the impact of the introduction of RDTs for malaria on dispensing behaviour of chemical sellers, the main non-formal outlet for drugs locally, at community level.

Conditions

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Rapid Diagnostic Test

Rapid Diagnostic Test for Malaria carried out to direct antimalarial dispensing. No antimalarials for negative tests, antimalarials for positive tests

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

    collaborator OTHER

  • Ghana Health Services

    lead OTHER_GOV

Principal Investigators

  • Evelyn K Ansah, MD,MPH,PhD · Ghana Health Services

  • Christopher C Whitty, BSc,MSc,PhD · London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

  • Margaret Gyapong, BSc,MSc,PhD · Ghana Health Services

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
6 Months
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-08-31
Primary Completion
2012-12-31
Completion
2013-04-30

Countries

  • Ghana

Study Locations

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Entities

Diseases

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